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$2,200 Global Poker Championship
Day 2 Completed
2026 Mediterranean Poker Party
$2,200 Global Poker Championship
Day: 2
Event Info
2026 Mediterranean Poker Party
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
Players Info - Day 2
Buy-in
$2,200
Prize Pool
$2,000,000
Total Entries
830
Level
31
Blinds
400,000 / 800,000
Ante
800,000
Entries
124
Players Left
16
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Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
It was a frantic start to Day 2 of the $2,200 Global Poker Championship, running at the Merit Crystal Cove Casino as part of the 2026 Mediterranean Poker Party, with new players jumping in from an ad-hoc Day 1e flight and nearly half the field busting during the first two levels. When the dust settled, Sergei Petrushevskii soared to the top with just 16 players remaining.
Petrushevskii doubled up during the first level on Day 1a and scored a double-knockout to close out the starting flight as chip leader. Although his stack fluctuated, a remarkably calm and calculated performance meant that Petrushevskii never really lost momentum. He finished Day 2 in a similar fashion... by winning a huge pot. Petrushevskii made a massive call to a river shove with a straight on a paired board to bag for 13,245,000. He is now on track for his biggest ever score.
Yilu Yuan is the player who is best positioned to put an end to Petrushevskii's run. Yuan was highly active during the later levels, eliminating two contenders as the field was reduced from three tables to bag in second place with 11,045,000. Yuan came fourth in the NOIR Poker Series Merit Poker Cup earlier in the year, so will likely be feeling confident as he aims for another final table run.
End of Day 2 Chip Counts
Two-time WSOP bracelet winner Fahredin Mustafov (5,200,000) is still in contention. Mustafov's biggest ever score came from a first place finish in the 2025 Onyx SHRS Main Event, adding $1,300,000 to his total tournament winnings of over $12.2 million. Despite sitting in the middle of the pack, he'll be one to watch on Day 3.
Other notables still in contention include Adrian State (4,100,000), who has over $2.6 million in tournament winnings, and is more than capable of locking up first place finishes in major events, having done so several times in the past. Selahaddin Bedir (3,570,000), 2026 NOIR Poker Series Main Event winner, sits close behind.
All 16 of the remaining hopefuls still have a shot at the $300,000 top prize.
$2,200 Global Poker Championship Remaining Payouts
| Place | Prize | Place | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $300,000 | 8 | $40,000 |
| 2 | $200,000 | 9 | $29,000 |
| 3 | $140,000 | 10 -11 | $24,600 |
| 4 | $100,000 | 12 -13 | $21,200 |
| 5 | $80,000 | 14 -15 | $18,200 |
| 6 | $65,000 | 16 -17 | $15,600 |
| 7 | $52,000 |
Day 3 commences at the newly scheduled start time of 1 p.m. September 20. Blind levels start at 60-minutes, with a break every two levels, although levels will be reduced as players are eliminated at the final table. By the end of Day 3, a champion will be crowned.
Stay tuned to PokerNews for live updates straight from the tournament floor as we follow the $2,200 Global Poker Championship down to a winner.
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Day 2 of the $2,200 Global Poker Championship has wrapped up. There are now 16 players left in contention for the $300,000 top prize. They will return at 1 p.m. local time on September 20.
Standby for the chip counts and recap on PokerNews.
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
The board read 10♦2♥5♠4♦4♥ with a couple of million in the pot and Sergei Petrushevskii put out a bet of 1,700,000. John Doeys moved all in for a whopping 5,700,000, leaving Petrushevskii in deep thought.
Crowds gathered again as Petrushevskii used a couple of time bank cards before flicking in a chip to make the call. Doeys was already celebrating as he showed 8♠4♠ for trip fours, until someone pointed out to him that Petrushevskii had a straight with A♦3♦.
The counts were close. Doeys was left with just three blue chips for 15,000, around a tenth of a big blind. He threw it in the next hand. Petrushevskii completed the small blind and Mehmet Dalkilic checked in the big blind.
Petrushevskii and Dalkilic checked down the Q♣9♦3♠ flop and Q♥ turn, then Petrushevskii threw out 100,000 on the 10♣ river. Dalkilic folded.
Petrushevskii showed K♠10♥ for two pair, queens and tens. Doeys could only show J♦6♠ for sweet nothing. He was eliminated in 17th place for $15,600. With that, Day 2 was completed.
Level 24
: 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Mehmet Dalkilic open-shoved from late position for around 1,800,000 and Congya Zhang got it in from the small blind with the bigger stack. Players flipped their cards.
Mehmet Dalkilic: 10♠8♠ 
Congya Zhang: A♦K♦
A crowd gathered as the flop ran out 8♦7♠K♠ to give both players a pair. Zhang had top pair, but Dalkilic also picked up a flush draw. The 10♦ turn gave Dalkilic two pair and he held on the 9♥ river to win the pot, doubling his stack.
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Action folded around to Mantas Liachauskas, who pushed all in from the small blind with a short stack. Roman Gadzhiev made the call in the big blind and players flipped their cards, with Liachauskas at risk.
Mantas Liachauskas: A♣J♥
Roman Gadzhiev: J♣9♣
Liachauskas was in great shape, until the 9♠J♦2♦ flop gave Gadzhiev two pair. He held on the 10♦ turn and Q♥ river to win the pot. Liachauskas was eliminated in 18th place for $13,400.
Level 24
: Blinds 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Felipe Costa was all in preflop with a short stack against John Doeys, who had him covered. Doeys won the pot, sending Costa out of the tournament in 19th place for $13,400.
Level 24
: 80,000/150,000, 150,000 ante
Fahredin Mustafov raised the button and Rustam Amirbekov three-bet to 825,000 from the small blind, which Mustafov called. Amirbekov continued for 550,000 on the K♥3♥10♠ flop, and Mustafov called.
The turn came the 10♠ and Amirbekov put out a smaller bet of 400,000, which Mustafov called. On the 5♦ river, Amirbekov checked and Mustafov pushed out a bet of around 1,900,000, leaving just 100,000 behind.
Amirbekov went deep into the tank before eventually mucking his cards, handing over a huge pot to Mustafov.
Level: 24
Blinds: 80,000/150,000
Ante: 150,000
